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Prepositions
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2.
up, down
up the tree, down the tree.
the car
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we
onto, on, on top of, off, behind, into, in, by/beside, out of, in
front of, under/underneath, near.
at the back, on the left, in the middle, on the right, at the front
The flats are over/above the shops.
In/inside the shop.
The shoe shop is between the book shop and the pet shop.
through, over, round
accross the road
opposite
are opposite opposite to the post office
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11.
12.
13.
We
He's going from his house to the sports club.
towards London
Prepositions of place:
Simon was at the bus stop.
use at with a position.
He's going to play tennis at the club.
away from London.
at and in
Susan was in the garden.
we use in (inside) with something big enough to be around a
person.
We live in Bolton Road.
we use in with a road or a street
14. We live at 23 Bolton Road.
We use at with a house or an address
of something
The shops are below the flats.
waiting outside the shop.
The book shop is next to the shoe shop.
the water.
along the road, past the shops.
the shoe shop.
15. We were at the theatre. (watching a play)
We use at with a building (e.g. theatre), when we are thinking
of the activity that takes place there.
16. The boys are at the swimming-pool. (swimming or watching
the swimmers.)
We use at with a building (e.g. theatre), when we are thinking
of the activity that takes place there.
17. we stopped at a village near Coventry.
We use at with a village or town on a journey.
It was dark in the theatre. (inside the theatre.)
We use in with a building or other large space.
18. The Jamesons live at Oxford.
We use at with a village or town (but in is more usual)
The Jamesons live in Oxford.
We use in with a town or city.
19. They're on holiday in Spain.
20. Prepositions of time:
21. at four o'clock. at breakfast, at night, at Christmas, at the
weekend, at that time.
22. on Friday(s), on Tuesday morning, on May 21st, on the next
day.
In informal American English the preposition is also let out in
e.g. He'll be back Saturday.
23. in the morning, in June, in summer, in 1985.
24. Is there a meeting this week? I'll see you next Tuesday. We
went there last year.
25. Prepositions of time: before, during and after
26. The post office is very busy before Christmas.
27. I'm always out at work during the day.
We use in with a country.
at, on and in
at - preposition of time
28. We had to take a taxi home after the party.
29. Prepositions of time: till/until and by
30. My mother's staying with us till Friday/until Friday.
31. Can you give me the money by the weekend?
32. Prepositions of time: from ... to/till/until
33. The sale was from December 28th to January 3rd.
34. The shop is open from nine till five thirty.
35. It will be closed from tomorrow until next Tuesday.
36. Prepositions of time: for, since and in; the adverb ago
37. I've only had this watch (for) six months. Dick's going to
France for a year.
38. I've only had this watch since March. I haven't seen Julia since
Christmas.
It was cold in the swimming-pool. (in the water.)
We use in with a building or other large space.
There were two shops in the village.
We use in with a village.
on - preposition of time
in - preposition of time
No preposition
We can also use before and after as conjunctions.
before
during is a preposition; while is a conjunction with the same
meaning.
after
till/until and by
till Friday/until Friday - from now to Friday. till is more informal
than until
by the weekend - not later than the weekend
We use from... to/till/until to talk about the beginning and end
of a period of time.
from ... to
from ... till
Americans use from ... through, e.g. It will be closed from
tomorrow through next Tuesday.
for, since and in; the adverb ago
We use for with a period of time, e.g. six months. We can
sometimes leave out for.
We use since with a point of time, e.g. March. since March from March to now.
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39. I bought this watch six months ago. Shakespeare was born
over for hundred years ago.
40. Dick will be leaving for France in two days.
41. He ran the mile in 3 minutes 55 seconds.
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46.
We
Means:
The thief opened the door with a key.
He got in by using a key.
Means of transport and communication:
Did you go by train or by air?
can also say:
47. We went on foot/We walked.
48. We can let them know by telegram.
We use ago for past time measured from the present. six
months ago - six months before now.
We use in to talk about a point of future time measured from
the present. in two days - two days from now.
We use in to talk about a period of time needed to do
something.
with and by
We use with + noun phrase to talk about means.
We use by + -ing form.
by (by train, by air, by bus, by car, by sea, by boat)
We use by + noun (without the) to talk about means of
transport
on the train, on the plane, on the bus, on my bike and in the
car
But we say on foot or we use the verb walk.
We also use by for means of communication, e.g. by telegram,
by letter, by telephone.
with and in
In descriptions with means having. a man with fair hair - a man
who has fair hair.
We can use in or have (got) ... to talk about clothes.
49. Describing:
50. Police are looking for a tall man with fair hair. It's the house
with the green door.
51. Who's that woman in the red dress? She had a red dress
on/was wearing a red dress.
52. Trevor is working as a disc jockey. I use this room as my office. We use as to say what someone's job is or what something is
used for.
We use like to compare two things that are the same or similar
53. He talks like a disc jockey. She's just like her mother.
in some way.
Some more examples of adjective + preposition: bored with,
54. I'm afraid of the dog. He's very different from his brother. Are
you ready for a walk?
fed up with, fond of, good at, interested in, keen on, tired of,
worried about.
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